Manipulation of a hospital antimicrobial formulary to control an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1020-1025

  Quale, John ^a   Landmah, David ^b   Saurina, Guillermo ^b   Atwood, Elaine ^b   DiTore, Virginia ^b   Patel, Keval ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPIDEMIC; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0029909615     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.5.1020     Document Type: Article

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